Fond du Lac High School students poised to protest review of Cardinal Columns

3:20 PM,
Apr. 30, 2014

Fond du Lac High School Principal Jon Wiltzius told Cardinal Columns staffers to remove a photo illustration set to accompany an article in the upcoming edition of the student publication about new guidelines for school publications.

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A peaceful "sit-in" planned for Thursday morning by students at Fond du Lac High School will protest what they perceive as ongoing censorship of the school newspaper.

Students are being asked to gather before 8 a.m. in front of the main office in support of Cardinal Columns, a magazine-style student publication that has gained national attention this school year and earned awards in the process.

The print journalism class at Fondy High has had the April edition ready to go since early this month, but students are waiting for the go-ahead from school administrators. ...